Railroad clamp



Oef. 21 Y, 19241 '1,512,613

J. LAVIGNA RAILROAD CLAMP Filed Feb. 25, 1924 Federated Oct. El, i924.

UNITED STATES tantra PATENT orFIcE.

JOHN LAVIGNA, F CHCAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 MARTIN LANGNER, OF

CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD CLAMP.

Application filed February 23, 1924.

To all eti/7mm t may Conce/Mt.'

Be it known that l, JOHN LAviGNA, a citizen of the United States,residing at IChicago, in the county of Cook and State ot' illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Railroad Clamps, ot which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to temporary supports especially adapted for usein railway operations and particularly on repair jobs.

Briefly stated, an important object of this invention is to provide asupport which may be quickly brought into use to take the place of a tieduring the removal of a tie whereby the rail is irmly supported.

A further and equally important object of the invention is to provide atemporary support for rails which may be quickly placed in positionwithout removing the rail and without inconvenience.

A further object ot the invention is to provide atemporary support otthe character speciied which is of highly simplilied construction,durable inl use, and cheap to manufacture.

@ther objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming 3U a part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is a side elevation ot several of the improved supports in usc;

Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating the manner ot using the support;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation illustrating th support in use;

Fig. 4l is a perspective ol one of the supports, and Y Fig. 5 is aperspective of a shim eur bodied in the invention.

`Fig. 6 is a detailed view illustrating a shim in place beneath therailand over- .lapping the adjacent portions of the arms ln the drawing,wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodimentof the invention, the numerals 5 designate a plurality of spacedparallel ties set in the ground at uniformly spaced points to support apair of rails 6i. It is ytra quently desired to remove one and possiblytwo of the cross ties 5 for replacement and to support the rails duringthat period Provide one or temporary steuerte Serial No. 694,697.

8, each of which consists of similarly formed arms 9.

ln carrying out the invention each of the arms 9 is formed trom suitablystout metal having its outer portion hooked as indicated at 10 forextending over a pair of temporary rails or supports 11.

As illustrated in Fig. 8, the temporary rails 11 are extendedtransversely of the cross ties and on opposite sides of the main rails6. The inner portions of the arms are extended angularly to provide railsupporting seats 14, the terminal portions ot which are extendeddownwardly to provide ears 16. The ears 16 are apertured for the 70reception of a fastening device 18 and when the fastening device isextended through the ears 16 and is fastened, the arms 9 are securelyjoined.

By making the improved temporary support in two pieces the same may bequickly applied without in any way disturbing' the main rails 6.

In use when it is desired to employ the improved temporary support thearms 9 80 may loe quickly positioned on opposite sides of the rail withthe ears 16 beneath the base of the rail. The fastening device 18 maynow be extended through the ears for sev curely and positively joiningthe arms. S0

It there is a space between the angularly directed portions 14 and thebase of the rail a shim 20 may be inserted and Fig. 5 illustrates thatthe shim is provided with pairs of depending lugs 22 which are ar- 90ranged on opposite sides ot the angularly directed portions 14 and holdthe shim in place.

Attention is especially directed to the fact that the shim plate 20 notonly builds up 95 the seat for the rail but also provides an unbrokensurface for the rail. rThis strengthens the connection between the anwgularly directed portions 141 and reduces the possibility of a break orrupture to a minimum.

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed ist 1. A temporarysupport for rails comprising a pair of separately formed arms havingtheir outer portions provided with means for extending over relativelyfixed supports, the inner portions ot the arms being provided withangularly directed members for supporting the base Ot a rail and theinner terminal portions of the arms being pr vvided with apertnred earseX- tended downwardly, and fastening devices extending through said earstor eonnerting said arms.

2. A temporary support for rails comprising a pair of separate@7 formedarms having their outer portions provided with means for extending overand engaging relatively xed supports, the inner portions of the armsbeing provided with angularly directed members for supporting the baseof a rail and the inner terminal portions of the arms being providedwith apertured ears extended downwardly fastening devices extendingthrough said ears Jfor connecting said arms, and a shim mounted on theangular-ly directed inner portions of said arms and overlapping the sameto provide an unbroken surface for supporting the rail.

3. A temporary support for rails romprising a pair of separately formedarms having their inner portions extended angnlarly to provide a seat,the inner terminal portions of the arms being extended down- Wardly atright angles to said seat to form a pair of ears, fastening meansjoining said ears, and a shim mounted on the seatof said arms andadapted for supporting a rail` said shim being provided with pairs ofdepending lugs arranged on opposite sides of said seat.

In testimony whereof l aix my signa'- turel JOHN LAV'IGNA.

